Gaelico

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Check out this horses pp's......
Opens up a 25 length lead and gets beat a head. I dont ever remember seeing anything like this. He is now with Romans and nominated to next Saturdays Spectacular Bid at Gulfstream. I like the pedigree to dirt and if he runs next Saturday he should have some bottom on the cutback.

http://www.gulfstreampark.com/sites/...acular_Bid.pdf

There was a horse that ran out at HP in the 80s, I think he shipped in from the East coast initially, who would open up 15 down the backside and try to hang on for dear life. This was in days when HP had about one wire to wire winner on the turf every three years or so. The horse was named something like Invincible, I think.

Rollo might recall the name.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

There was a horse that ran out at HP in the 80s, I think he shipped in from the East coast initially, who would open up 15 down the backside and try to hang on for dear life. This was in days when HP had about one wire to wire winner on the turf every three years or so. The horse was named something like Invincible, I think.

Rollo might recall the name.

That Monmouth based horse did it recently also.... Precious Passion I think? I guess I should have said I dont ever recall seeing a 2yr old in August going only 8f do it.

Is the Specatcular Bid a new race at GP?

[Bogey]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Is the Specatcular Bid a new race at GP?

No, it's been around and was the 1st 3yr old stakes (6F) on opening weekend of Gulfstream. It was moved up this year with the early start date at Gulfstream.

[Danzig]

i think it's been around about 30 years, give or take...

[Bogey]

Remember being at the 2004 edition watching Wynn Dot Comma (huge white blaze) and then seeing him win the Swale later in the meet over the heavily favored Eurosilver. Showed a bunch of promise as a sprinter before his unfortunate mishap.

Originally Posted by Bogey

No, it's been around and was the 1st 3yr old stakes (6F) on opening weekend of Gulfstream. It was moved up this year with the early start date at Gulfstream.

Thanks. I saw that it was a 2yr old's race and never could remember GP having a stakes race for 2 yr olds in recent memory.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Thanks. I saw that it was a 2yr old's race and never could remember GP having a stakes race for 2 yr olds in recent memory.

That's because they haven't started in December before.

[pmayjr]

A few years ago at the Breeders Cup at SA, how big did Cali Flag open up before losing?